The train passed through a station and then it began suddenly to slow down, presumably in obedience to a signal. For some minutes it crawled along, then stopped; presently it began to move forward again. Another up-train passed then, though with less power than the first one. The train gathered speed again. At that moment another train, also on a down-line, turned inwards towards them, for a moment with almost alarming effect. For a time the two trains ran parallel, now one gaining a little, now the other. Mrs. McGill looked from her window through the windows of the parallel carriages. Most of the blinds were down, but occasionally the occupants of the carriages were visible. The other train was not very full and there were many empty carriages.

At the moment when the two trains gave the illusion of being stationary, a blind in one of the carriages flew up with a snap. Mrs. McGill looked into the lighted first-class carriage that was only a few feet away.

Then she drew her breath in, watching. Standing with his back to the window and to her was a man. His hands were round the throat of a woman who faced him, and he was slowly strangling her. Her eyes were staring from their sockets and her face was purple. As Mrs. McGill watched, fascinated, the end came; the body went limp and fell in the man’s hands.

At the same moment, Mrs. McGill’s train slowed down again and the other began to gain speed. It passed forward and a moment or two later it had vanished from sight. Almost automatically Mrs. McGill's hands went up to the communication cord and then paused. After all, what use would it be ringing the cord of the train in which she was traveling? The horror of what she had seen at such a close distance, and the unusual circumstances, made her feel numb. Some immediate action was necessary—but what?

The door of her compartment was drawn back and a ticket collector said, “Ticket, please.”

31. After Mrs. McGill's train passed through a station, it ____________.

Scientists are racing to build the world’s first thinking robot. This is not science fiction: some say they will have made it by the year 2020.

Machines that walk, speak and feel are no longer science fiction. Kismet is the name of an android (机器人) which scientists have built at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Kismet is different from the traditional robot because it can show human emotions. Its eyes, ears and lips move to show when it feels happy, sad or bored. Kismet is one of the first of a new generation of androids—robots that look like human beings—which can imitate human feelings. Cog, another android invented by the MIT, imitates the action of a mother. However, scientists admit that so far Cog has the mental ability of a two-year-old.

The optimists say that by the year 2020 we will have created humanoids (机器人) with brains similar to those of an adult human being. These robots will be designed to look like people to make them more attractive and easier to sell to the public. What kind of jobs will they do? In the future, robots like Robonaut, a humanoid invented by NASA, will be doing dangerous jobs, like repairing space stations. They will also be doing more and more of the household work for us. In Japan, scientists are designing androids that will entertain us by dancing and playing the piano.

Some people worry about what the future holds: will robots become monsters ? Will people themselves become increasingly like robots? Experts predict that more and more people will be wearing micro-computers, connected to the internet，in the future. People will have micro-chips in various parts of their body, which will connect them to a wide variety of devices. Perhaps we should not exaggerate the importance of technology, but one wonders whether, in years to come, we will still be falling in love, and whether we will still feel pain. Who knows?

36. Kismet is different from traditional robots because it ________________.

A. can think for itself B. has eyes, ears and lips

C. can look after two-year-olds D. can express human feelings

37. A common feature of the new generation of robots mentioned in the passage is that they _______.

A. can act like a mother B. have the mental ability of a two-year-old

C. look and act like human beings D. can do entertaining work

38. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. It’s possible to plant micro-chips in human bodies.

B. Human beings will do less household work because of robots.

C. No one is completely sure what technology will do for us in the future.

D. Robots with human brains will surely be created by 2020.

39. According to the passage, future robots will be designed to do all the following except .

A. working in the space B. falling in love

C. entertaining people D. thinking like a human being

40. What is the writer’s attitude to robots in the future?

A. Critical. B. Hostile.

C. Objective. D. Enthusiastic.

Ⅲ．用国际音标标出下列单词中划线字母或字母组合的读音。(本大题共20小题，每两小题1分，共10分)(注意：使用新式或老式音标均可)

41. awkward 42. tragedy

43. sympathy 44. alphabetical

45. appearance 46. authority

47. breathless 48. banquet

49. approach 50. disaster

51. nutrition 52. confession

53. surrounding 54. intelligence

55. Germany 56. excitable

57. loyalty 58. withdrawal

59. acquaintance 60. enduring

Ⅳ．完形填空。(本大题共20小题，每两小题1分，共10分)

A．从下列单词中选择适当的词填空，每个词只能用一次。

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much no by and

Cars are an important part of life in the United States. Without a car 61 people feel that they are poor. And 62 if a person is poor he doesn’t feel really poor when he has a car. Henry Ford was the man 63 first started making cars in large numbers. He probably didn’t know how 64 the car was going to affect American culture. The car made the United States a nation 65 wheels. And it helped to make the United States what 66 is today. There are three main reasons why the car became so 67 in the United States. First of all, the country is a huge one 68 Americans like to move around in it. The car provides the most comfortable and cheapest 69 of transportation. With a car people can go anywhere 70 spending a lot of money.

B．根据课文的内容在每个空白处填入一个恰当的词。

There was something coming to her and she was waiting for it with 71. What was it? She did not know. It was too 72 to name. But she felt it creeping 73 of the sky. It was reaching her 74 the sound, the smell, the color that 75 the air. Slowly she became excited. Her breath came 76 ; her heart beat faster. She was beginning to recognize the thing 77 was approaching to take her. She tried to beat it back with her will, but 78. Her mind was as weak 79 her two small white hands. When she stopped fighting 80 it, a little word broke from her lips.

Ⅴ．根据所学课文内容完成下列句子。(本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分)

81. Anderson’s fairytales are loved by children and adults because___________.

82. Sidney Poitier learned from an old Jewish man _________.

83. Agent X finally succeeded in winning Pappy’s trust by _________.

84. The secret to happiness lies in __________.

85. The druggist asked Sangstrom to write a confession of his former intention in order to_________________.

86. According to Dr. Heinrich Applebaum, the greatest danger of television is not violence, but___________.

87. Bob Sugg read only certain parts of the papers he sold and his favorite part was .

88. Mr. Budd knew the man was the wanted murderer when he saw .

89. In learning to control time, you must become___________.

90.____________that Christy Brown drew on the slate was like the road to a new world.